Just when Sundlo's 5th Norwegian Division finally captured the second outer position of the British army in the north, the British, who clearly had one outer position left, surrendered to them.
"What's going on? The British army thought they couldn't hold it any longer, so they surrendered?" In a trench they had just occupied, Alfred looked at the British major holding a white flag in confusion.
"Does anyone speak English?" Alfred curled his lips and said loudly: "Someone who speaks English can ask the British people what's going on?"
Although Alfred had asked around, no one answered.
Originally, Alfred was considered to know foreign languages. He had served as the battalion commander of the volunteer battalion aiding Finland. He not only spoke his native Norwegian, but also Swedish and Finnish. But at the moment, no one could speak the languages of these three countries.
Useful.
"Marvin, aren't you known as a master of foreign languages? Don't you know any English?" Alfred asked a little angrily.
We obviously won, but we won inexplicably. We obviously had people with knowledge that we could ask, but we had no way to communicate. Nothing could be more frustrating than this.
"I know a few English words." Marvin shook his head and replied regretfully: "I am pro-Germany, not pro-British. If you want me to communicate with Germans, I can speak fluent German.
But when it comes to communicating with the British, it’s really powerless.”
Marvin's so-called master of foreign languages is actually just one more German than Alfred. As for him speaking English, apart from knowing a few simple words, he is completely clueless.
However, Marvin did give Alfred a good inspiration.
"Yes, we can ask the German allies." Alfred suddenly had an idea: "Since the British and French forces have surrendered to us, they must have also surrendered to the German army. Just ask the Germans, and we can
I know the reason."
In fact, although Alfred was right in what he said, the causal relationship was completely reversed.
The British and French Expeditionary Forces did not surrender to the German army at the same time because they surrendered to the Norwegian army. Instead, they surrendered to the German army on the southern front before turning back and allowing the northern front troops to surrender to the Norwegian army to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.
It didn't take long for the people sent by Colonel Sundero to explain the situation to Alfred. The German 30th Division completely defeated the main force of the British and French coalition forces on the southern front, causing the British and French Expeditionary Forces to declare their surrender. The British troops in the north were responsible for the diversionary task.
Since there were no targets to cover, the infantry regiment ceased its containment mission and surrendered to the 5th Norwegian Division.
"After working for a long time, we haven't even completely defeated a British covering force, but the German army has taken away the main forces of the British and French armies. This really means that there is no attack without comparison...
." Alfred said with some regret.
After all, he had been proud of being able to launch an attack on the troops of the British Empire and always have the upper hand. But in the end, he found that the record he was proud of was even a fraction of what the Germans had achieved.
Not on!
"You can't just think like that," Marvin comforted Alfred very optimistically: "After all, we contained an entire regiment of British troops for the German 30th Division in the north, reducing the pressure on their attack. What if
This whole regiment of British troops has been thrown into the southern front, and I think even the German troops will have to fight harder."
Indeed, a regiment of British troops is already one-third of the strength of the German 30th Division. Being able to prevent this unit from going to fight the 30th Division will more or less help Hans in the south.
The offense relieved a lot of pressure.
Taking a deep breath, Alfred finally challenged himself and said: "Well, no matter what, we won the battle after all. This is the biggest good news. Now, we have just ended a war and defended the
Motherland. At least we have shed blood and made sacrifices, and we have not been bystanders."
............
"Our war has just begun." At the frontline headquarters of the British and French coalition forces, Hans smiled and instructed his commanders.
Beside them were British Lieutenant General Oliver and French Colonel Bernard, who had just woken up from a coma.
For this battle, the British and French forces lost 3 cruisers, 7 destroyers, as well as two British light divisions and a French infantry regiment. The result was so embarrassing.
The German Navy lost single-digit carrier-based aircraft, and the Army suffered less than 3,000 casualties, but it paid such a heavy price to the British and French forces. Whether on the road or at sea, the German troops in this battle performed extremely well.
Impeccable.
The lowest cost in exchange for the greatest results is what any commander dreams of. But since the war began, only the Germans and the German army have achieved this step. And they have done it again and again.
Standing in the position of a prisoner of war, Lieutenant General Oliver was suddenly in a trance. Do the Germans really have any secrets that can ensure that they always make the most correct commands? In other words, are all the outstanding generals of this era reincarnated in this world?
Germany?!
If Oliver knew that the British and French coalition forces and the Norwegian Wehrmacht in history could not defeat the German troops in Norway, maybe he would feel more balanced now.
After all, this time it was a two-on-two war, and the outcome was even worse than the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms against the Germans. It was already too honorable.
"Immediately send a telegram to the Führer to announce the successful end of the Norwegian War." Major General Hans smiled and gave instructions to a staff officer: "You can ask the country to arrange a fleet as soon as possible to take us back to the country."
At this moment, Hans not only completed the task assigned to him by Reinhardt to hold back the British and French forces, but he also overfulfilled it! He completely annihilated this enemy whose strength was more than twice his own, which not only made it impossible for the British and French forces to attack the West in the future.
The use of these troops on the front line battlefield also allowed the German army to liberate an unexpected elite division from the Nordic theater, increasing the bargaining chips for the upcoming war on the Western Front.
"As for these prisoners..." Hans turned to look at Oliver and Bernal who were guarded by the guards, and said calmly: "Let's leave it to the Norwegians for the time being. We don't have any extra energy.
They were escorted back and forth across the country."
In fact, the fate of these prisoners has long been doomed. As invaders, the Norwegians will not sympathize with their fate. And keeping them in Norway can be used by Quisling as free labor for the Third Reich.
As long as Quisling uses these prisoners of war to replace the Norwegian people he drove historically to produce food, manufacture munitions, build factories, etc. for the Third Reich, the Third Reich can also benefit from Norway. And because there is no internal oppression
, Quisling will not be strongly opposed by the Norwegian people. Everything is much better than the ending in history.
Between a friendly Norway and an occupied Norway, Reinhard ultimately chose the outcome of cooperation.